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That night, he was half asleep when the nightmare tormented him until the next day.

I watched the sky outside the window slowly turn blue, then pale white, then a faint reddish hue.

Gently, I got out of bed and opened the window to let in the morning air.

A rush of fresh oxygen rejuvenated the room.

And my heart was still dead.

I knew that after today, I would never have a mother again